stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoTexas Superintendent Defends Suspending Black Student Over Locs Hairstyle in Full-Page Ad: ‘Being American Requires Conformity'themessenger.comexternal-linkmessage-square259fedilinkarrow-up1937arrow-down118file-text
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A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.
minus-squarerandon31415@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up133·10 months ago Being an American requires conformity with the positive benefit of unity Tell that to the Texas power grid.
minus-squareBakkoda@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·10 months agoBy conformity he just means what the white people in charge want. Not like conforming to rules or ethical standards or laws or the Constitution.
minus-squareWHARRGARBL@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·10 months agoExactly. Synonyms for “conformity” include submission, obedience, surrender. Important to keep in mind that the objective of public education is to prepare a productive workforce while conditioning that workforce to stay on its knees.
Tell that to the Texas power grid.
By conformity he just means what the white people in charge want. Not like conforming to rules or ethical standards or laws or the Constitution.
Exactly. Synonyms for “conformity” include submission, obedience, surrender.
Important to keep in mind that the objective of public education is to prepare a productive workforce while conditioning that workforce to stay on its knees.